Bea Wolf [Hardcover]

A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling ofBeowulf,featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups.

Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candys clarion call!

Somewhere in a generic suburb stands Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary where generations of tireless tykes have spent their youths making merry, spilling soda, and staving off the shadow of adulthood. One day, these brave warriors find their fun cut short by their nefarious neighbor Grindle, who can no longer tolerate the sounds of mirth seeping into his joyless adult life.

As the guardian of gloom lays siege to Treeheart, scores of kids suddenly find themselves transformed into pimply teenagers and sullen adults! The survivors of the onslaught cry out for a saviora warrior whose will is unbreakable and whose appetite for mischief is unbounded.

They call for Bea Wolf.

Zach Weinersmithis the creator of the popular webcomic SMBC, the creator of the nerd comedy showBAHFest, and the co-author of theNew York Timesbestselling popular science book,Soonish.

Bouletis a French cartoonist living in Paris. Hes had about 40 books published, most of them for young readers. He also worked on multiple volumes in theDungeon Zenithseries with Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar.

A Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A Publisher's Weekly Best Book, Middle Grade Selection

Weinersmiths richly evocative turns of phrase run the gamut from hilarious to heart-rending and maintain the flavor of the original without bogging the pace down amid the kennings. Boulets illustrations imbue the shenanigans with gleeful energy and a touch of dark absurdity that children, seeing their own fears and triumphs reflected, will delight in. Kirkus,starred rl£ò